It's a brand new month

Remember how crappy Carl Crawford started the season?Remember how he batted in 10 different spots in the first 9 games? I will have to double check my work, but that seems right.And here we are with hitting up a storm including a walk off hit. Maybe signing Crawford WASN'T a mistake.Maybe Josh Beckett can continue to dominate.One thing I DO know:It's time to update the tally.DODGED BULLET GAMES -

What if Dice-K is good again?

Seriously, was ANY Red Sox fan counting on Dice K for squat this year?Wasn't the consensus that the Daisuke Matsuzaka era in Boston was grinding down to a whimper?And yeah he had a great game on Monday. But that was a Patriots Day game and most visiting batters' timing tends to be off with the early Patriots Day start.So I guess it was easy to dismiss 7 innings of 1 hit ball.But is it so easy to

Thank heaven, the Sox are 7-11

It isn't often that I can mix two terrible jokes into one title.But you have the Heaven part, which can be tied to the Angels.And you have the 7-11 joke, which is the Sox record.And the ONLY POSSIBLE way that 7-11 can be looked on positively is the fact that the Sox were once 2-10. So winning 5 of 6 is always welcomed.Do you what is ALSO welcomed? Another kick ass Josh Beckett performance. The

I can get used to THIS Josh Beckett!

Seriously. If Josh Beckett has a solid "stopping losing streak" and "shutting down the oppositon" kind of season, then who knows? Maybe this season WILL turn around.Seeing Beckett and Lester pitch well could go a long way. Having Buchholz get HIS act together would go even further.It's a long season.I'd rather be the worst team in baseball in Mid April than Mid September.

Josh Beckett... The Undiscovered Country

When I compared Josh Beckett to the Star Trek films before the season started, I was hoping the pattern would continue into this season and have 2011 mirror the underrated Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.Well if tonight's game was any indication, it is indeed going to be a fun ride. I thought for sure this game was a loss. Sabathia who has looked great against the uneasy Beckett?But it was

Did anything GOOD happen tonght?

OK, the Red Sox are 0-4. You really can't do worse than that over 4 games. And oddly, Carl Crawford has hit in 5 different spots in the lineup. I could be wrong about that, but I don't think I am.So, not to pull a "Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln how did you like the play?" but can we take anything positive from this?Well, Beckett pitched OK. Not great, but you can totally pin this loss on him.The

Josh Beckett... the earning of $15.75 million begins NOW

Seriously, it is time for Josh to be Josh again.In my Star Trek movies to Josh Beckett chart, we should be due for Star Trek VI, which was good. (No really, it was.)So let's get going... it's off to Cleveland, the site of Beckett's greatest triumph as a member of the Red Sox.Remember? In 2007, he became the American Bad Ass! The Sox were down 3-1 and Cleveland was on the verge of winning the

Sully Baseball's Fearless Predictions for 2011

I made my Division and World Series picks...And now for a prediction for each team.ANGELS – The most underrated team going into the season. Vernon Wells will rebound, the starting rotation will be the best in the American League. Scott Kazmir is as good as gone, but Matt Palmer steps in to win 13 games in the #4 spot. The Angels will win the Division.ASTROS - The Astros will surprise a lot of

How Josh Beckett and the Star Trek films mirror each other

Josh Beckett’s tenure with the Red Sox is in sync with the quality of the Star Trek movies. Don’t believe me? Don’t understand me?Follow along… it is logical.Josh Beckett’s first season in Boston (2006)mirrored Star Trek: The Motion PictureBoth were eagerly anticipated by fans:Red Sox fans were getting the 2003 World Series MVP who conquered the Yankees.Star Trek fans were getting to return to

Maybe Josh Beckett should have been hit in the head LAST year!

Yeah, I know it is Spring Training and you have to take Grapefruit League stats with a grain of salt. That being said, it IS encouraging that he looked so sharp after getting clocked in the melon.Maybe if someone clocked him in the head last season, he could have been better than 6-6 with a 5.78 ERA.Either way, the Red Sox need to have Buchholz and Lester continue to pitch like they did last year

Bobby jenks and his bond with Josh Beckett and Jonathan Papelbon

Today the Red Sox took a flier on former White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks for some bullpen depth. How could it hurt?But as Jenks changes the color of his Sox, he has a unique bond with current Boston pitchers Josh Beckett and Jonathan Papelbon:All three were the pitchers on the mound when their team won the World Series.Beckett tagged out Jorge Posada on a little dribbler to end the 2003 World

Just keep winning and hope the Rays and Yankees keep losing

Yeah I know the odds are against the Red Sox. In fact they are damn near impossible. They are 8 games back in the loss column with only 19 games left to play.You don't have to be a math whiz (and I am not one) to see that their chances are not THAT much better than the Pirates chances. And the Pirates were eliminated around Cinco de Mayo.The only remote way the Red Sox can ever get anything done

DEAD TEAM WALKING

It's over. We all know it.Heck, the Sox are even dealing away parts for the future.Even John Tomase's article in the Herald points out that the team is acting like a defeated team for the first time all year.The Red Sox put up a heck of a fight, but when you can't pick up a game on Tampa against the Orioles... it's a sign that maybe 2010 is a transition year.I've felt it was a transition year

Ill Seen Ill Said for Beckett

We've been waiting for this Beckett. Has he arrived?Or was this a weak hitting Mariners team not ready to play in a rain induced fog?LIKE IT MATTERS!Beckett gave the Sox 6 shutout innings when they needed it and pitched into the 7th... and clinched the series against the Mariners.Maybe I can be optimistic about the team's chances with Lester, Buchholz and Beckett pitching well together (has that

The Red Sox are evidently playing their game in London

Is Sherlock Holmes on deck?Well at least through 6 innings Josh Beckett has come out of his own personal fog.Let's win this game and sweep today.CHEERIO!

Hey! Beckett didn't lose tonight!

Now if they can get in Lester's start tomorrow and rain out Beckett's start then maybe we'll be on to something!

2 out of 3 isn't good enough

For my friends who think I am being cynical about the Red Sox 2010 chances and that I am already looking towards 2011, let me present today's game.Beckett was great for 5 then got hammered and the Red Sox not only lost but it wasn't even a teeth grinder.They took 2 of 3 from the Angels... and it wasn't good enough.They needed to SWEEP in order to even keep pace with the Yankees.In trying to make